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#CE40EC

#ce40ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ce40ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 25.1% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.71% cyan, 72.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 289.53°, with 81.9% saturation and 58.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.2284

Complementary

  1. #ce40ec
  2. #5eec40

Split complementary

  1. #ce40ec
  2. #b4ec40
  3. #40ec78

Analogous

  1. #7840ec
  2. #ce40ec
  3. #ec40b4

Triadic

  1. #ce40ec
  2. #ecce40
  3. #40ecce

Tetradic

  1. #ce40ec
  2. #ec405e
  3. #5eec40
  4. #40ecce

Square

  1. #ce40ec
  2. #ec7840
  3. #5eec40
  4. #40b4ec

Monochromatic

  1. #710d86
  2. #ab14cb
  3. #ce40ec
  4. #e086f3
  5. #f2cbfa

Shades

#ce40ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce40ec
  2. #b93ad4
  3. #a533bd
  4. #902da5
  5. #7c268e
  6. #672076
  7. #521a5e
  8. #3e1347
  9. #290d2f
  10. #150618
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce40ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce40ec
  2. #d353ee
  3. #d866f0
  4. #dd79f2
  5. #e28cf4
  6. #e7a0f6
  7. #ebb3f7
  8. #f0c6f9
  9. #f5d9fb
  10. #faecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce40ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce40ec
  2. #c646e1
  3. #be4dd6
  4. #b753cc
  5. #af5ac1
  6. #a760b6
  7. #9f66ab
  8. #976da0
  9. #907396
  10. #887a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a76fb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007af1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5088e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf6293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8468ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9472ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce57bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce40ec {
  color: #ce40ec;
}
Background
.bg-ce40ec {
  background-color: #ce40ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce40ec {
  border: 2px solid #ce40ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce40ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 64 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce40ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce40ec, #ec40b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce40ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 64 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.50 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.74 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.06 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.06 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.13 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.40 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.43 #31bf13 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ce40ec  rgb(206, 64, 236)  hsl(290, 82%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#5eec40  rgb(94, 236, 64)  hsl(110, 82%, 59%)  Neon Green
#ecce40  rgb(236, 206, 64)  hsl(50, 82%, 59%)  Naples Yellow
#40ecce  rgb(64, 236, 206)  hsl(170, 82%, 59%)  Turquoise